Triskell Tales: Twenty-Two Years of Chapbooks [Hardcover]

Charles de Lint (Author)

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From Booklist

The body of short stories and poems presented here in order of composition consists mostly of gifts de Lint created for his wife. As such, it gives readers the opportunity to see how he honed his craft over the course of 22 years. By his own admission, some early work is fairly dreadful. Still, it is intriguing to watch de Lint shift from using faerie motifs in the manner of Lord Dunsany to pronouncing them in his own voice, setting them in contemporary Ottawa, and integrating North American Indian themes. Furthermore, de Lint's development in verse parallels that in prose. Altogether, the volume reaffirms de Lint's mastery of short forms, and its contents read like variations on a theme, not as the same piece written over and over, as is the case with some similarly prolific writers' work. Roland Green
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 520 pages
• Publisher: Subterranean Press; First Edition edition (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892284782
• ISBN-13: 978-1892284785
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,950,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A glimps at the evolution of a writer, January 4, 2001

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E. Gately (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Triskell Tales: Twenty-Two Years of Chapbooks (Hardcover)

The new book by Charles De Lint, Triskell Tales, is a facinating look at the writings of one author over the course of 22 years. Every year Charles De Lint creates a small chapbook as a Christmas gift for family and close friends. Each chapbook holds a story or two, drawings (many by the author's wife, Mary Ann Harris), and / or poems. Triskell Tales represents 22 years of those chapbooks plus several other works. My understanding is that Mr. De Lint was hesitant to publish this collection since the early works were, well, early. I am extremely happy that Mr. De Lint made the decision to publish this book as it is amazing and inspiring to watch his evolution as a writer. As a collector of Mr. De Lint's work, I was delighted to find stories I had never seen before (especially the tales of the three Plushketeers and Sam the Monkey). It was fun to meet familiar characters and to see how they have grown over the years (Cerin Songweaver and the Oak King's daughter). And it simply blows me away that the reading of a tale can touch me deeply enough to make me cry, again, years after my first reading (Mr. Truepenny's Book Emporium and Gallery). Mr De Lint speaks to his readers at a universal level about life, love, hope and faith. The message that gets through to me is that life and love are joyous and wondrous and meant to be enjoyed and appreciated. A must for the Charles De Lint fans and others who are willing to challenge the consensual reality of our world.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A glimpse at the evolution of a writer, January 4, 2001

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E. Gately (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Triskell Tales: Twenty-Two Years of Chapbooks (Hardcover)

The new book by Charles De Lint, Triskell Tales, is a facinating look at the writings of one author over the course of 22 years. Every year Charles De Lint creates a small chapbook as a Christmas gift for family and close friends. Each chapbook holds a story or two, drawings (many by the author's wife, Mary Ann Harris), and / or poems. Triskell Tales represents 22 years of those chapbooks plus several other works. My understanding is that Mr. De Lint was hesitant to publish this collection since the early works were, well, early. I am extremely happy that Mr. De Lint made the decision to publish this book as it is amazing and inspiring to watch his evolution as a writer. As a collector of Mr. De Lint's work, I was delighted to find stories I had never seen before (especially the tales of the three Plushketeers and Sam the Monkey). It was fun to meet familiar characters and to see how they have grown over the years (Cerin Songweaver and the Oak King's daughter). And it simply blows me away that the reading of a tale can touch me deeply enough to make me cry, again, years after my first reading (Mr. Truepenny's Book Emporium and Gallery). Mr De Lint speaks to his readers at a universal level about life, love, hope and faith. The message that gets through to me is that life and love are joyous and wondrous and meant to be enjoyed and appreciated. A must for the Charles De Lint fans and others who are willing to challenge the consensual reality of our world.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars History of a Premier Fantasist, October 25, 2001

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Ronald Griffiths (Perth, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Triskell Tales: Twenty-Two Years of Chapbooks (Hardcover)

Triskell Tales takes the reader through 22 years of chapbooks written, as gifts, for family and friends each year. The poems and stories vividly illustrate de Lint's development as an author. Even the very earliest pieces display a charm and simplicity that's simply delightful, without distracting from the quality of the later work. The writer's talented wife, MaryAnn Harris, has wonderfully illustrated this album of nostalgia and magic that is a MUST for all de Lint fans and readers of quality fantasy.